Telegram-herald., 1887-05-27

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I3s fHartfl servaas
Cf A noble master.
Es s-si Nzrca - issd.
Are. Is year&
Tho tough ilsfls horse would endure :
amount 0t hard riding without signs II fsg-
g.ng; L, however, bis riGier d.Ssnountel, he
would rsGrssh himself by promptly lying
sl3wu uiskoat waiting TO have tie tTapsangs
removed Although the saddle suffered fsonl
the contact with tie earth bis owner wculd
not allow him 10 DC disturbed. The horse
Was very fond Of apples, and the general
always remembered him when that deli
caey conlI be llad Little SorrelH soon
became thoroughly trained steel II bis
rider Was deep In the mysteries Of sorne plans
he uoaAl sait bis gait 20 The hunior; be often
heard the soft accents of a uiuttered prayer
alsd bore himself with show or solemnity
until so,ue dasliiug' courier on spirited horse
OF the 1song Of o shell" aroused him 70 bear
Lirnselt Ike tho war horse that he was Tie
horse loved the roar Of hattie and the rush Of
a charge, AMI chatrsi under close rein
anl a doSred retreat Jackson did not
know rnnsIr, cnl once showed his dallress for
it hy asking 4 young Lady il shs had ever
heard roay called Dixie and when she
bad finished singing IL he seemed much pleased.
blt did rot recognizes the alr played every
day by the bafiis IN the army. But there WAS
ono Kind OF music which he always recog-
nized-it was tho ~veiI" with which bis froc-s
always greeted him when he appeared before
them. He always acknowledged the ccrapli-
meut by taking or his gray cap. and Little
sorrei,' catching the inspiration Of tho mo-
ment. would break into a gallop nial continue
Il until the sound had ceesed. The inmates
OF tie -SoIdisrs' Home" say that up to the
last he retained BIS fondness for the sound of
a CUR; that when tlia boys would fire rapidly
IN the neighborhocd. killing robbins, the
hnrsc would trot OF Ia the direction and look
over the fence with great interest; turning
with fhc change of direction be would trot
of in search OF the souid- 1t Is rather ra-
niarkable that the horse was never wounded.
although he b0Eo .1ac1s0n through lis carn-
paigns' cf Romliey. IeDowel, fOFt Republic,
Winchester. Cross Keys. Coil Harbor. Second
Manassas, Fredericksburg. and the fatal field
OF Chaneel lorsvi.lc. During tho daryl iaEd
campaign bo rode q handsome gray pre-
sented. 10 him by 1a adnliring Nary lander,
anl came rear losing his Ito by the horse
falling on hini- II bad a.so "a very Lamb
some sorroi presented to him by the people OF
Augusta, Ca.
stroke wliea Jackson ~ a prompt move
msnt had cut Rockers lire in two. capturing
many prisoners aaa guns. that "lAs,ie Scrrel'
was to lose his ssost devoted friend 1t ap-
ocars that JackssR rode out with three or
four r1cusheIx OF bis staff to reHonnoiter;
when they returned l. was dagk. The tioops
that saw him ross out down tho mod had been
reiies eI ~ others. who were instructed -
Ere upon tie approach Of ANYTHING iidicatioC
he cieiry. tL-se were startled BY tbs az.
raoaca OK horses hools in a raIH1 canteI AMI
teiiyerei cue CT tso voilsy< TIC result of
this rssaaEt was the uah,rsing Of Jackson
with q wound ia -. fight i.saj. another in
the urrer past OF she ri-it ann and tEirj n
TIE l-fs arm These wusssIsis were rot nesxz-
sariiv fatai lslt Ssoa after i.c .pck 10 h,s bed
ra,-ufso,.i. Developed. With fatal Tessl-.
Little ssorfeis was ssaTnnstisd when fhe CON
| fa<ion that followed the Terrible reei1srt was
at is helxht: j. wes fess.si tillt ths fsiie
Lorso bad s.,- alssd iuf0 tie siei8sy > hneA The
next day some Il i.n2rts men fcuDi In
| ard returned Han ~ beadqu1fters After the
| death Of Jaekson tbs fayori.s Of the camp
was ssnt 70 Mrs. Jackson at her h3lse near
/ Charlotte. =. G.. 4 few years azss. Ga iespo..se
! to en- urrpnt request she seos him 70 the }.r-
gina Military institute. where Ter lgsband
was professor at the beginning 81 tiss war.
I The lfs-xs was ss-st - The New Orieans fxpo-
sifion 70 - exhibitnl fsr The Lesseft of the
1 '.t tcnfe,leFatr Rene ani ffr tie Jackson
nsonu,usnt fHud Eis life wa< SheffsBed %
TIE trip and t7n cossi contracted wl..s s.uth.
! After uss resufu h vas Consigned to ~ csfo
og the inmates % tha Hons near Eieh-
nfed. sou,e II tkeri having k-pf step with
l him ia The tying times rien tt-iF isioFel
| leader vas ea lis iack. The i.efre uas en
/ oHi~.-t q nssch saterest - visitors to tie
IS. .ssers' Horse and . great ret with the
veterans. A postic iady 4 Riclmoad Isas
/ iuefritssi some very pretty lirrs - tie rctei
| sain4zl ua,ar TIE ate - tie Drag y ar
I H.rse
ts.i sarref -hse Yeszesl ttone'i fi5e "r.sns-
| kin astao1 81 lssxa.sg1as, a.ai & fsif prssesl-
tstfin 4 tae original isss feH sscRrrsl. HIS
/ skeleson j. aIs0 90 - arfic4iassd
As ~ herse ,sssi see.t ,s-es . e. unsAfzi
froua tfe tia1e he ~ Is cauiei frsnl tie batfie
| fed kls hoess bad ero~n 70 2n saorafsas
| leneta tlAsse vers triBsnsrd - lie rsoper
| size. The position gfvef, TIE h,~=- - al easF
nne oa ala i1stiised gssaIe haiskei q fe-re-
ssnt = stone Win preper care ire hcrse
MI Ass fsr feerv Years Certain = > tssE
thssse wto leek Bpon fhe cgnsFsefed worz-
wita = hEfe Ray 81 tlse isnsz5assf'ss css1 So
/ fhs crletfated wsr bore. true g hfe. >ave n
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